Plastic pollution may be quietly fueling algal blooms by knocking out the grazers that usually keep algae under control.

The Port of San Diego has received a $200,000 grant to continue its fight against invasive algae in the San Diego Bay.

Algae blooms are expanding across the world's oceans. The first global study of floating algae was recently released by ...

Like many bodies of water, Lake Lipno is no stranger to cyanobacteria. The photosynthetic blue-green algae typically ...

Lichens survive in a very wide range of habitats worldwide. Amazingly, more than 400 species can be found in Maryland.

When endangered species reach low numbers, their survival can depend on whether or not they have new habitats to live in, ...

It’s not seaweed. They’ve been called the “lungs of the sea.” And while certain marine microbes could also compete for that ...

Researchers have discovered that natural "sunscreen" compounds found in algae and cyanobacteria may also support skin and heart health. By comparing two mycosporine-like amino acids, the team showed ...

"We may witness similar surprises more frequently in the future,” said hydrobiologist Petr Znachor in a statement.

Sea urchins are disappearing from the Canary Islands, and scientists warn the loss could trigger major changes across marine ...

Two environmental groups and the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes (CSKT) this week challenged the federal government’s ...

An interdisciplinary study confirms, for the first time, the oceanographic pathways that transport floating macroalgae from ...